Estonia national football team 1998

The 1998 season was the seventh full year of competitive football in the Baltic country as an independent nation. The Estonia national football team failed to qualify for the 1998 FIFA World Cup in France. The team ended up in fifth place in the final ranking of group 4, with one win, one draw and eight losses.

Mexico vs Estonia

 Mexico v  Estonia

Friendly 1998-05-09

Mexico	6 – 0	Estonia
García Aspe  2' (gk) Hernández  9',  52',  76' Ordiales  37',  58'

Stadio Enzo Mazotti, Montecatini Terme Attendance: 500 Referee: Bolognino (ITA)

Estonia vs Azerbaijan

 Estonia v  Azerbaijan

Friendly 1998-05-16

Estonia	0 – 0	Azerbaijan

Viljandi linnastaadion, Viljandi Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Hyytiä (FIN)

Estonia vs Faroe Islands

Estonia  v  Faroe Islands

ECQ [1] 1998-06-04

Estonia	5 – 0	Faroe Islands
Viikmäe  12' Reim  40' Terehhov  75' Oper  86' Kirs  90'

Kadrioru Stadium, Tallinn Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Ingvarsson (SWE)

Estonia vs Andorra

 Estonia v  Andorra

Friendly 1998-06-22

Estonia	2 – 1	Andorra
Zelinski  29' Oper  76'		Lucendo  55'

Kuressaare Linnastaadion, Kuressaare Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Timofeyev (EST)

Estonia vs Latvia

Estonia  v  Latvia

Baltic Cup 1998-06-25

Estonia	0 – 2	Latvia
		Pahars  19' Babičevs  87'

Valga linnastaadion, Valga Attendance: 300 Referee: Dubinskas (LTU)

Estonia vs Lithuania

Estonia  v  Lithuania

Baltic Cup 1998-06-28

Estonia	0 – 0	Lithuania

Viljandi linnastaadion, Viljandi Attendance: 400 Referee: Lajuks (LAT)

Estonia vs Moldova

 Estonia v  Moldova

Friendly 1998-08-20

Estonia	0 – 1	Moldova
		Cleşcenco  68'

Spordikeskuse Staadion, Kohtla-Järve Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Timofeyev (EST)

Bosnia-Herzegovina vs Estonia

 Bosnia and Herzegovina v  Estonia

ECQ 1998-09-05

Bosnia and Herzegovina	1 – 1	Estonia
Barbarez  74'		Hibić  29' (o.g.)

Koševo Stadium, Sarajevo Attendance: 21,000 Referee: Agius (MLT)

Estonia vs Egypt

 Estonia v  Egypt

Friendly 1998-09-23

Estonia	2 – 2	Egypt
Kirs  29' Zelinski  43'		Emam  77' Hassan  87'

Kadrioru Stadium, Tallinn Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Lajuks (LAT)

Scotland vs Estonia

 Scotland v  Estonia

ECQ 1998-10-10

Scotland	3 – 2	Estonia
Dodds  70',  85' Hohlov-Simson  79' (og)		Hohlov-Simson  35' Smirnov  76'

Tynecastle Stadium, Edinburgh Attendance: 16,930 Referee: Bento Marques (POR)

Czech Republic vs Estonia

 Czech Republic v  Estonia

ECQ 1998-10-14

Czech Republic	4 – 1	Estonia
Nedved  8' Berger  20',  38' Meet  45' (og)		Arbeiter  90+1'

Na Stínadlech, Teplice Attendance: 13,500 Referee: Olafsson (ISL)

Georgia vs Estonia

 Georgia v  Estonia

Friendly 1998-11-18

Georgia	3 – 1	Estonia
Ashvetia  65',  85' Janashia  72'		Arbeiter  82'

Boris Paichadze Stadium, Tblisi Attendance: 28,000 Referee: Malaguradze (GEO)

Armenia vs Estonia

 Armenia v  Estonia

Friendly 1998-11-21

Armenia	2 – 1	Estonia
Barsegyan  8' Simonyan  17'		Zelinski  55'

Kotayk Stadium, Abovyan Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Nalbandian (ARM)

Azerbaijan vs Estonia

 Azerbaijan v  Estonia

Friendly 1998-11-28

Azerbaijan	2 – 1	Estonia
Sultanov  81' Mammadov  87' (pk)		Kirs  68'

Unknown, Gyandzha Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Mamedov (ARM)

Notes

1. UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying match for Euro 2000 in Belgium and the Netherlands.

References

• RSSSF detailed results
• RSSSF detailed results